Louisiana Tech University’s men’s basketball team is achieving far above and beyond what anyone I talked to before the season had projected, and I can safely say the leadership and work ethic brought in by first year head coach Michael White is the No. 1 reason for the over achieving.

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During the last two weeks I have been using my time cleaning and organizing the landscape. After the fall growth there are often dead limbs that need to be removed. A big stack of limbs is not attractive and once they are cleared new plants can be added to the landscape. All those unsightly weeds need to be removed from the flower beds.

Now is also a good time to fertilize the immature plants and encourage the plants to become more mature.

For as long as I can remember, Thanksgiving Day has been the day that heralds in the Christmas season. Of course, stores have been heralding the season in a little earlier each year. Some even had Christmas trees on display before Halloween.

It has long (so long I can’t remember this not being a case) been a tradition in my family to put the Christmas tree up on Thanksgiving Day. It is a tradition I enjoy so much, I’ve tried to carry it over into my own home — though sometimes things get in the way of our best intentions.

Not all books can gain the popularity of the Harry Potter series or “The Hunger Games,” but that doesn’t mean literary lovers shouldn’t give them a try.

If you’re anything like me, perhaps sometimes you get stuck in a rut — seemingly reading essentially the same book over and over again. When you know you like a certain genre, it can be difficult to branch out and take a chance.

Luckily, for the third year, the Lincoln Parish Library is offering a chance for book lovers to take that chance and possibly win a prize for their effort.

All investments carry risk. But, as an investor, one of the biggest risks you face is that of not achieving your long-term goals, such as enjoying a comfortable retirement and remaining financially independent throughout your life.

To help reach your objectives, you need to own a variety of investment vehicles — and each carries its own type of risk.

If you spread your investment dollars among vehicles that carry different types of risk, you may increase your chances of owning some investments that do well, even if, at the same time, you own others that aren’t. As a result, you may be able to reduce the overall level of volatility in your portfolio. (Keep in mind, though, that diversification can’t guarantee a profit or protect against all losses.)